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Doe
by Rebecca Barrow
Thrilling crossover YA Horror perfect for fans of Krystal Sutherland and Tiffany Jackson, where the captain of a high school cheer team is caught in a bitter rivalry and turns to an ancient, supernatural creature for help, not knowing she's just made a deal with a devil and could lose everything that matters, including her life. Maris Larsen is the captain of the West Eaton High cheer team. She's Coach's favorite and the team worships her. Being on the team makes her feel special--powerful. When she's leading the girls on the mat, Maris doesn't have to think about her dead-end life in a dead-end town. She can forget about her depressed mother and absent father and the fact that her girlfriend doesn't really love her. But when newcomer and Coach's new golden girl, Genevieve Ray, joins the team, the only thing going right in Maris's life is suddenly in jeopardy. A bitter rivalry develops between the two, but Maris is determined to take Genevieve down. The knife she needs to wield comes to Maris in her dreams. While sleepwalking, Maris is visited by a monstrous, decaying beast in the shape of an enormous deer. Doe is an ancient, tired creature who has been wandering, trapped in her current form for decades. She cannot die, but she cannot go on living as she has. Only a girl related by blood to those who bound her in this form can free her, but those girls she loved died years ago--murdered in a fire. But Maris is somehow linked to Doe's beloved girls--linked by blood--and so she has the power to free Doe, to unleash her immense power. In Maris's dreams, she and Doe form a bond, but Maris doesn't know the creature from her dreams is real. Maris doesn't understand the danger she's in. She only knows Doe has promised her a way to win her battle with Genevieve. But for Maris to win, someone has to die, and the only real winner in the end will be Doe.
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Seconds to Spare
by Rachel Reiss
Buckle up for a wild ride with this airborne locked-door thriller. Previously a Wattpad WEBTOON Watty Award winning story. Eighteen-year-old Evelyn Werth is trapped in what feels like a never-ending nightmare. She's the only person onboard Aloha Airways Flight 1333 who's stuck in a 28-minute time loop, one that repeats over and over again. During each loop, four things always happen: 1. The Internet goes out and the pilot warns of upcoming turbulence.2. There are five minutes of moderate shaking.3. A woman in the very last row collapses.4. The plane tilts forward and begins to nosedive. When Orion James -the cute boy who's been asleep the entirety of each cycle- wakes, it triggers an alarming change in the events Evelyn has come to count on. As the two grow closer and learn to trust each other, they discover there's more to the loop than they initially realized. They must find the hidden clues, piece together the moving puzzle, and save everyone onboard -before it's too late.
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Showstopper
by Lily Anderson
Seventeen-year-old Faye and her friends find themselves thrust into a real-life horror show when a series of murderous attacks plague their theater camp's cast and crew--Provided by publisher.
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Tell Me My Future
by Eileen M. Ruvane
A powerhouse debut. Eileen Ruvane is definitely one to watch. --Harlan Coben, New York Times bestselling authorPerfect for fans of Krystal Sutherland and Courtney Summers, this YA debut follows a girl who pretends to be a psychic to solve a long-ago murder--and starts having real visions of the future.Kess Turner is used to starting over. Her mom has dragged her all around the country her whole life, never spending longer than a few months in one place.But nothing is normal about their new home--a dusty psychic shop--or the the way Kess's mom was summoned when a mysterious accident left the psychic Madame Amalia in a coma. When Kess finds coded messages and cash hidden among the crystal balls and Tarot cards, she knows there's a lot more to the story than her mom is telling her.Desperate for answers, Kess poses as a psychic in order to pump Madame Amalia's clients for information--only to start experiencing strange visions of events that actually come true. The more she investigates, the more she suspects her mom and Madame Amalia were involved in a murder years ago.When Kess's visions escalate--and seem to predict her own death--it becomes clear that if she wants to save her future, she'll first have to unravel the secrets of the past . . .
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That Which Feeds Us: A Sunnie Reads Select: A Hawaiian Gothic
by Keala Kendall
A Sunnie Reads Select - A native Hawaiian teen travels to a luxury island resort in search of her missing twin and uncovers the dark side of paradise, in this riveting supernatural thriller from New York Times bestselling author Keala Kendall. A truly heart-pounding mystery. --Andrew Joseph White, author of Compound Fracture A striking Hawaiian gothic that is as terrifying as it is emotionally resonant. --Jihyun Yun, author of And the River Drags Her Down For the world's wealthiest, Kpaa Island Resort is more than a destination. It's the ultimate escape. With no cell service or Wi-Fi, the Hawaiian island is a coveted wellness retreat renowned for its persimmon orchard and promises of rejuvenation. But their dream vacation is Lehua's nightmare. When her twin sister, Ohia, goes missing, Lehua follows her trail to Kpaa to find her. Instead, Lehua is cut off from civilization--and help--after the island's boat leaves without her, stranding her with the resort's lavish guests and enigmatic staff. As Lehua investigates Ohia's disappearance, she discovers her missing sister isn't the island's only mystery. Kpaa's rich exterior and sweet persimmons hide its dark plantation past. And Lehua can't ignore the dreams haunting her each night--nor the warning telling her to leave the island at once. To uncover what happened to Ohia, Lehua will have to unearth the island's bloody history and face the horrors that lurk within its sugarcane fields--or risk being consumed by them. Sharply observed and gorgeously written, That Which Feeds Us explores the true cost of paradise as Lehua must fight to reclaim the land, the stories, and the very souls of her people.
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Thornbird
by E. Kennedy
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The daughter of a notorious serial killer races to solve the crimes of her family's twisted past--before it's too late--in this highly anticipated young adult thriller from the pen name of Elle Kennedy, New York Times bestselling author of the Off Campus series * A solid thriller for true crime fans.--Booklist, starred review * A grimly layered mystery about identity and reconciliation.--Publishers Weekly, starred review The deadliest secrets are the ones you inherit. Ten years after her father--the infamous serial killer Gabriel Thorn--was caught, Ryan Shipley is back in Starling, Tennessee, trying to lay low. No one can know who she really is. No one can know the truth about her past. But as fresh eyes dig deeper into the case, old secrets refuse to stay buried. Cryptic texts, eerie coincidences, and a chilling note leave everyone wondering--does Ryan know more than she's letting on? As the truth unravels, one thing becomes clear: in a town full of secrets, Ryan might be the biggest mystery of them all. The world is hunting for answers. Now get ready for a thriller packed with twists you won't see coming.
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Together We See
by Ari Tison
An adrenaline rush-inducing must-read. --School Library Journal, starred review A powerful and moving depiction of seeking justice amid mourning. -- Booklist, starred review This edge-of-your-seat Indigenous murder-mystery set in Costa Rica from Pura Belpr and Walter Dean Myers Award-winning author of Saints of the Household is perfect for fans of Firekeeper's Daughter and Patron Saints of Nothing. How far would you go to protect your land? To protect your family?Told in multiple points of view, Together We See follows Ul Dominguez, a Bribri-American teenager, searching for the truth behind her land-activist father's mysterious death on their Native territory in Costa Rica. Ul and her brother, Kab k, uncover secrets and corruption as they face off against illegal loggers, kidnappers, settlers, and the local government in the hunt for clues. Their only allies are a few family friends and relatives still living in Bribri, as well as a young journalist, who may be in danger himself. But as details of their father's death emerge, long-held trust is broken. And in this sinister web of deception, no one is safe. Inspired by real-world missing, dead, and attacked Indigenous activists, award-winning author Ari Tison writes her first novel in prose and pushes the envelope yet again by pulling together a propulsive story full of grief, environmental justice, and the fight for retribution.
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You Belong to Me
by Hayley Krischer
Frances Bean, a self-proclaimed goth outcast, gets swept into a whirlwind romance with popular Julia, who introduces her to the luxurious world of DEEP, but Frances begins to question everything when events take a dark turn at an exclusive party--
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